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Ordkr 4. C( )CCYGES. Cuckoos, Kingfishers. 



family i. Alcediniuaic. Kingfishers. 



The one representative of this family is 181. Belted Kingfisher. 



family _'. CucuLiDAE. Cuckoos. 



The only member of this family occurring is 180. California Cuckoo. 

 Ordku 5. RAPTORES. X'ulturcs, Hawks, Ea-k-s. Owls, etc. 



l-amily I. Aluconidak. Barn Owls. 



The only member of this family is B. C.&H.ii. Barn Owl. 



family 2. Strioid aK. Owls. 



1. Head with conspicuous ear tufts. 



A. Length about 10 inches. 



1. Toes entirely naked. 



2. Toes not entirely naked, 

 a. Upperparts sooty brown, 

 1). Upperparts but¥y-gray. 



B. I^ength about 15 inches. 

 I'. Ear tufts long. 

 2. Ear tufts short. 



C. Length about 22 inches. 



1. Prevailing color dark sooty brownish. 



2. Prevailing color tawny. 

 T,. Prcxailing color gray. 

 4. Prevailing color grayish white. 



IL Head without tufts. 



A. Nearly pure white. 



B. Color never nearly white. 



1. Length about 27 inches. 



2. Length about 30 inches. 



3. Length about 15 niches. 



4. About 10 inches long. 



a. Tarsi bare behind. 



b. Tarsi not bare behind. 



5. Under 9 inches long. 



191. Dwarf Screech Owl. 



i8q. Kennicott's Screech Owl. 

 IQO. AlacFarlane's Screech Owl. 



182. Long=eared Owl. 



183. Short=eared Owl. 



194. Dusky Horned Owl. 

 B. C. & H. 12. (jreat Horned Owl 



192. Western Horned Owl. 



193. Arctic Horned Owl. 



195. Snowy Owl. 



185. Great Gray Owl. 



184. Northern Spotted Owl. 



196. American Hawk Owl. 



197. Burrowing Owl. 



186. Richardson's Owl. 



Head with streaks, 

 (i). .•\bove cinnamon brow-n. 

 (2). .Above nearly chestnut bmwn. 



Top of head spotted, 

 (l). Lighter. 

 (2). Darker. 



187. Saw = whet Owl. 



188. Northwest Saw=whet Owl. 



198. Pygmy Owl. 



199. California Pygmy Owl. 



family 3. Eat.conidak. Hawks, Eagles, etc. 



L Length over 30 inches. 



A. Tarsi completely feathered, 



B. Tarsi not completely feathered. 



n. Length over 15 under 26 inches. 

 A. Length over 20 inches. 



1. Top of head white. 



2. Top of head not white. 



a. Tarsi feathered to the toes. 



(i). L^pperparts, white, grayish, and dusky, 

 (2). L'pperparts generally ferruginous. 



b. Tarsi not wholly feathered, 

 (i). Rump white. 

 (2). Rump not white. 



(a). General color of tai 

 fbL General color of tai' 

 (c). General color of tai 

 (d). General color of tail dark gray. 



(aO. Above bluish slate. 



(b"). Above dark plumbeous, 

 (e). General color of tail gray-brown 



reddish brown, 

 pure white, 

 light .grav. 



209. Golden Eagle. 



210. Bald Eagle. 



220. American Osprey. 



207. American Rough=legged Hawk. 



208. Ferruginous Rough=leg. 



200. Marsh Hawk. 



205. Western Red=tail. 



B. C. & H. 14. White Gyrfalcon. 

 211. (jray Gyrfalcon. 



203. American Goshawk. 



204. Western Goshawk. 



206. Swainson's Hawk. 



